Le Mamea's Predicament

Letter published Samoa Observer Sat. 20/02/10


LE MAMEA’S PREDICAMENT

Dear Editor,

My response to the Editorial ‘Le Mamea’s Predicament Mirrors Common Question’ (18/02/10 by Mata’afa Keni is this:-

If the longest serving Member of Parliament Le Mamea is being pressured by Lefaga and Falese’ela to secure his allegiance to the HRPP at the 2011 general elections, then several reasons come to mind for this to be possible.

First, it is quite possible for the current government to promise “things” to any constituency in return for an “election favour”. Second it is possible for an “election deal” to be arranged with a few vocal matais and not all voters in the constituency. Third, it is possible that Le Mamea has been approached by members of the HRPP with a view to replace Tuilaepa as leader. Fourth, it is possible for Le Mamea himself to decide that the only way to really save Samoa from the peril of profit-driven elite policies is to topple Tuila’epa himself in the HRPP.

So surely, bribing a few matais with promises cannot be for the benefit of all families in the villages or for the country as a whole. But if there is a plot in the HRPP to remove Tuila’epa and replace with Le Mamea....I don’t think so! Will Misa surrender his chance for the top job? It is highly unlikely for an internal plot in the HRPP! After all that is why the anti-Fa’aSamoa legislations such as the Water Resource Management Act (2008), and the Land Management Act (2008) went ahead with little interference from the real owners of Samoan land and water.

Stealing of traditional land for investments by large companies is a known fact in underdeveloped and developing countries according to caring research. It would pay for voters to do some research into the main cause of ‘global poverty’ and whilst doing research, look up how poor countries end up paying five to five hundred times more on loan interests than on the actual loan itself. It is absolutely unethical! Is this what Lefaga and Falase’ela and Matautu want to happen to Samoa? Is this really what the rest of the HRPP want happen to Samoa?


I will leave these questions for MP Le Mamea and all those considering running from a non-HRPP position to ponder. There ought to be more campaigning for a change of government based on the real issues facing Samoa. Decisions made at the constituencies ought to be properly informed decisions for the survival of Samoa.


Ma lo’u fa’aaloalo lava,

Meripa Weir (Keen Samoan Watcher From Abroad).

meripaweir@gmail.com

Ia Agaga E Tasi Pati Laiti

IA AGAGA E TASI PATI LAITI

Lau Susuga i le Fa’atonu,

Ou te fia fa’aui atu i lau Susuga se manatu - ma’imau pe ana mafai loa ona agaga e tasi Pati Laiti (Pati Mo Tagata, Pati mo Samoa, Pati Tautua ma nisi Pati o lo o tau fa’atu) e sauniuni Samoa ina ia palota mo se Malo Fou ia Mati 2011.

Ua o’o mai taimi mo le galulue fa’atasi ma silasila toto’a i fesili nei: E fa’ape’i le olaga i Samoa i le isi 50 tausaga o i luma pe a fa’alagolago tele lona atina’e i perofeta tufa tupe o le lalolagi? Aisea ea ua fa’ateteleina ai le mativa i atunu’u e tele o le lalolagi e fa’alagolago o latou atina’e i fesoasoani mai fafo? E mafai e pulega fa’ale-aganu’u i nu’u ma alalafaga ona sui ni polokalame atina’e fa’a-pa’aga a le Malo Samoa ma atunu’u i fafo po o kamupani mai fafo? Aisea ua fa’aletonu ai le tulaga tau tupe o le lalolagi i le seneturi o le poto ma le atamai fa’alea’oa’oga sa tatau ona mafai ona puipuia ia tulaga fa’aletonu? Afai e tupu mai le oge i suavai taumafa ma mea tausami i le lalolagi i le 50 tausaga o lumana’i, o a ni sauniuniga a nu’u ma alalafaga ua tatau nei ona galulue ai?

Ou te manatu o ni tali o nei fesili pe a su’esu’e i ai sui mai Pati Laiti, e fesoasoani lea i le fa’atupuina o se agaga e tasi i Pati Laiti e ta’ita’ina ai ni sauniuniga mo le Palota i le 2011.

Ua savali i le 48 tausaga talu ona tuto’atasi Samoa mai pulega fa’a-kolone. O la’u fesili mo Pati Laiti – Aisea ua fa’ateteleina ai le soifua fa’alagolago o si o tatou atunu’u i le tomai ma fautuaga ma perofeta tufa tupe o le lalolagi?


Ia manuia sauniuniga mo faiga palota mo le 2011.

Ma lo’u fa’aaloalo lava,

Meripa Weir (Fiafia e tautua mai Vasa mo Samoa)
meripaweir@gmail.com

Letter to Samoa Observer published 15/02/2010